The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-06

the memorable riot that broke out in
New York just after the battle Of Get
tysburg."
The April Outing comes very &C
ceptably 10 us this month, heraldirg
by its bright and varied contents the
close advent Of the glorious vut Of
door time OF the year. Thomas Stew
ems bowls us along the Meshed Pill
grim re ad, and bis pleasant chat is en-
liveDed by graphic pictures OF the
queer things he saw and the queer
things he did,"
liz addition TO the "Summer in
England, 1885," to be ready very
shortly, Foyds, Howard & Hubert an.
nounce volume TO contain Mr..
Henry Ward Beecher's "Wer Speec res,
In England and America 1881" with
other material OF interest touching his
labors and ibhusnce during that great
crisis Of American history, AID It's i'm
mediate political results.
THE April numbsr Of The Nor1
American Review begins with an article
by David Dudley Field on "0pen
Nominations aud Free Elections" He
insists that great dangers exist In oui
present political methods, and points
TO some immediate remedies. "Grani
and Matthew Arnold = An EST
mate" is the title OF critical paper
by Gen. James B. Fry.
CART. COFFIN will delight the lovera
OF the sea with his experience Of being
totally dismaeted, as he tells 1t in Out.
ing for April. James Ricalton tells how
one can travel on next to nothing In
the way Of expense and still have q
very enjoyable time. A paper on The
yachts and clubs OF San Francisco, a
most readable and pre- tily illustrated
sketch OF the Cologne Carnival.
CHARLES l.. CLAY, In the Outing for
April, gives us third and concluding
lesson in boxing, telling OF the mys.
teries OF 'chancery," back heeling"
and other evolutions OF the manly art.
By the way, the rules which end the
article are by far the least obj ectiona-
BILE OF any We have seen and should
find ready favor with the colleges and
clubs. There Ia also capital technical
paper on electric timing by Samuel
Bay Ills, which we recommend to bi.
cyclists and running men.
SOME hne papers in the North Ameri.
can Review are "Uniform Marriage aad
Divorce Lave" by Thomas M. North /;
"StoIm Effects on Mentality" by
George Sand; "Don Piatt on Arthur
Richmond" and Current American
Literature. Felix l. Oswald has a
popular scientific article on "Me cor
illogical Predictions" J. q. WEIGH
treats 1.-THE Transportation Problem"
"Some More War Letters to General
Sherman" are contributed by Captain
Byers.
Mn. BREcHER's last contribution to
periodical literature opens the Apr |
Brooklyn Magazine, and proves to be q
most vigorous article, giving the great
preachers opiA.o 4s oi GanCIog, social
smusemenis, stimularts aad tNhacc0,
In general consideration OF "You,h-
ful Excesses and Old Age" The
dead preachers four last sermons are
also printed in the number, and a
moet eloquent tribute is paid to his
memory by the editor. The balance
Of the number breatbes Of spring time,
AJwers and Easter.
A NOTICEABLE feature Of the April
number OF the Brooklyn Magazine is
thu reproduction, In the authors
own autograph, Of the poem
"Ourfew Must Not Ring Tonight" by
Rose Hartwick Thorpe, to which hun
dreds OF the admirers OF this world
famed song will be attracted. Four
bright and entertaining complies short
stories are told by Florence l. Snow,
Lee o. Hardy aud Robert McPhail,
and Alfred Il Les takes us in most
delightful Journey Through Southern
Spain" while Allie b. Busby describes
the life and habits Of the famous band
Of Musquaks Indians now settled In
Iowa.
The variety OF life and surroundings
in California is GuriouBly evident In
the collection Of pictures there from In
the last (April) 0utrldnd Monthly. "In
q Modern Gold Mining Camp" de-
sorlbes the present condition Of the
successful and continuing camp OF
Middle California, such aB Grass Val
ley or Nevada City. The old camp Of
lSi0 and the one OF today have both
been admirably described, the latter,
for instance as in DR.. DeGroots's
"Ynu Bet" in the Overland for Sep
tember, 1855, but the prospecting one
Is somewhat OF novelty to readers in
Its modern die;s.
The OVERLAND MONTHLY for April
contains a very complete history Of
the development tf lyric poetry, and
an account OF the different rhythms,
and dances originally connected there.
With, overwhelmingly written, by ]. o.
Rowell, librarian OF the State Univers-
itY; also paper on the early life Of
the Hebrews, in the tribal days OF
Abraham aud Isaac, bsiore thsy bai
developed into the great commercial
kingdom OF Solomon and his assess
ors. There is also, an article upon the
late Prol. Sill, whose melancholy
death, in the prime Of his life, was 4
terrible blow to the interests Of edu-
cation and literature upon the Pacific
coast.
THE New York Tribune says OF DR..
IrelaId's History Of The United States,
the frat two volumes Of which aye just
out, that "the truth ought to be told
about DR.. Ireland; he has undertaken
= great work without knowing how to
use his tools. To write and read
says Dog Mry, comes by nature; and
1t is a common delusion with I'M
trained persons that they can write
books without having learned how.
Literary composition is a Il 10 and DIFF
fcult srt, not to be acquired without
hard study and practice, "a well as